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As AI Blurs the Boundaries of Art, Questions About Creativity and Ownership Deepen

As AI Blurs the Boundaries of Art, Questions About Creativity and Ownership Deepen

SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) —  When the winner of an art competition in Colorado last year turned out to be an AI-generated image, the revelation sparked outrage — and reignited a global debate: can something created by artificial intelligence truly be called art? The question has since taken hold in South Korea, where AI-generated paintings [...]

New AI Tool Aims to Spot Autism in Children Years Earlier Through Simple Voice Tests

New AI Tool Aims to Spot Autism in Children Years Earlier Through Simple Voice Tests

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has developed an artificial intelligence model that allows parents to screen toddlers for autism spectrum disorder at home using nothing more than a smartphone. The study, led by Professors Chun Geun-ah and Kim Hwi-young of Severance Hospital and Professor Kim Boong-nyun of Seoul [...]

Samsung Leads Korea in AI Strength, But Lags Far Behind U.S. and China Tech Giants

Samsung Leads Korea in AI Strength, But Lags Far Behind U.S. and China Tech Giants

SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics has emerged as South Korea’s dominant force in artificial intelligence, ranking far ahead of domestic rivals Naver and LG, according to a new industry analysis. Yet even the nation’s top firms remain far behind American and Chinese tech giants in global AI competitiveness. The study, released Tuesday [...]

Samsung Showcases AI-Powered Modular Home at IFA Berlin

Samsung Showcases AI-Powered Modular Home at IFA Berlin

BERLIN, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire)  — At Europe’s largest electronics fair, IFA 2025, Samsung Electronics unveiled a full-scale modular home outfitted with artificial intelligence technologies, underscoring its ambitions to shape the future of residential living. Erected beside Samsung’s exhibition hall at CityCube Berlin, the 218-square-meter, two-bedroom house was built in partnership with Samsung C&T and [...]

Lee Vows To Develop AI Into Next-Generation Growth Engine

Lee Vows To Develop AI Into Next-Generation Growth Engine

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung said Monday he will develop the artificial intelligence (AI) industry into the nation’s next-generation driver of growth through investment. Lee announced the goal of making South Korea one of the world’s top three AI powerhouses at the launch of the National AI Strategy Committee, chaired [...]

British Trade Minister Visits LG Ahead Of AI Service Launch With London Exchange

British Trade Minister Visits LG Ahead Of AI Service Launch With London Exchange

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Britain’s Trade Minister Douglas Alexander paid a rare visit to an artificial intelligence (AI) research center of LG Group on Monday as the South Korean company prepares to launch a new financial service with the London exchange. Alexander visited the AI research center in western Seoul with officials from [...]

Samsung to Showcase Expanded ‘AI Home’ at Europe’s Biggest Tech Fair

Samsung to Showcase Expanded ‘AI Home’ at Europe’s Biggest Tech Fair

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire)  — Samsung Electronics plans to unveil its latest lineup of Bespoke AI appliances at IFA 2025 in Berlin next month, pitching an upgraded vision of the “AI Home” that the company says will turn futuristic living into an everyday reality. Under the theme “AI Home – Future Living, Now,” Samsung [...]

A Decade After Songpa Tragedy, Korea Moves to Reinvent Welfare

A Decade After Songpa Tragedy, Korea Moves to Reinvent Welfare

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — More than a decade after the suicide of three impoverished women in Seoul’s Songpa District shocked the nation and exposed deep flaws in the welfare system, South Korea’s government has unveiled its most ambitious blueprint yet to build what it calls a “zero poverty society.” The Lee Jae-myung administration [...]

CJ OnStyle Debuts AI, XR-Powered Immersive Live Commerce Broadcast

CJ OnStyle Debuts AI, XR-Powered Immersive Live Commerce Broadcast

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ OnStyle announced Sunday that it will launch a new mobile live commerce broadcast infused with artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR), positioning immersive video content as a differentiator in an increasingly crowded e-commerce market. The first installment, airing August 24, will spotlight the popular women’s underwear brand [...]

From Gender Reveals to D-Line Portraits: Parenthood Gets a Makeover in Korea

From Gender Reveals to D-Line Portraits: Parenthood Gets a Makeover in Korea

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s millennial and Gen Z generations begin raising families, pregnancy and childbirth are taking on new cultural forms, blending tradition, technology and social media. Once marked by simple customs — such as hanging peppers or charcoal on a straw rope outside a home to signal the birth [...]